Federal dollars stabilized state support for higher ed this year
Federal funding increases are helping keep state support for higher education steady in fiscal 2021 From Higher Ed Dive By Natalie Schwartz March 16, 2021...
It’s Time to Send Our Children Back to School
The negative consequences of full-time distance learning, decreased social interaction, and the cancellation of group sports are exponential as we prolong school shutdowns across our...
Why This Popular College Guide Will Stop Publishing ACT and SAT Score Ranges
The widely used Fiske Guide to Colleges will stop publishing ACT and SAT score ranges for all 325 institutions listed in its pages From The...
Students detail problems with colleges’ Title IX processes
One in four survivors of sexual violence who reported it to campus officials have experienced “substantial disruption” to their education From Higher Ed Dive By...
The loss of life, a tragedy of hazing
From Prevention Action Alliance The recent tragic death of an Ohio college student involving alcohol misuse and alleged hazing activities have college communities and parents...
Darke Rural Electric Company supports BBBS
Big Brothers Big Sisters of Shelby & Darke County received a grant from Darke Rural Electric Company. This grant was given to our agency to...
Growing Evidence Indicates It Is Safe to Reopen School Buildings
About half of U.S. students are attending traditional in-person school every day, and about 30 percent are participating in some face-to-face learning From EdSurge By...
52% of Americans Surveyed Say They Volunteered for the First Time During the Pandemic
Sixty-five percent of Americans said the pandemic has provided them with a “wake-up call” to reach out to their communities. From Good News Network By...
Marilyn June Miller
Marilyn June Miller, 82, of Greenville, Ohio, passed away, peacefully, on Thursday, March 18, 2021, at her home.She was born on June 8, 1938, in...
Common App: Interest in selective schools soars among international and first-gen students
Applications to selective colleges helped drive an 11% year-over-year increase as of Feb. 15 in submissions to the roughly 900 colleges using the Common App...
NY doc writes grandma a prescription to hug after her COVID-19 vaccine
Two weeks after she received both her COVID-19 vaccine shots, she still felt fearful of getting within 6 feet of her family From the New...
Teachable Moments: The 2 Cs of maintaining school community through pandemic
From K-12 Dive A New York City principal shares how communication and collaboration were critical in guiding students and faculty through the crisis with familiar...
Along Life’s Way… Cancel Culture vs. Mother Goose
By Lois E. Wilson The valuable learning tools of history, courtesy of Mother Goose and other nursery rhymes, help shape who we are with instructive...
John E. Lewis, Jr.
John E. Lewis, Jr., 72, of Arcanum, Ohio, passed away, suddenly, Monday, March 15, 2021, at his home.He was born on October 10, 1948, in...
‘No one is sure what to expect’: Schools, colleges add more counseling services to address student mental health
Schools and colleges are preparing for a rush of student mental health needs as campuses reopen From EdSource By Carolyn Jones March 16, 2021 As...